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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seal and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Seal:
- 40.877001, -83.150472
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Seal
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wyandot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot County
- Since Seal is near Crawford County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Seal
Communities Also Named Seal ...
We found one communities that are also named Seal.
Within Ohio, the name Seal is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Seal in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Seal is located in Chester County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east of the Seal that is located in Wyandot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Seal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seal ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Broken Sword
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edenville is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Glenville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Harpster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Maple Grove Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Park is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Park is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
How Far From Seal to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seal and extending to:
- Upper Sandusky, which is the Seat of Wyandot County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Seal to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Seal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8770, Longitude: -83.1505 In this case, the coordinates for Seal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.721 degrees. |
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